Characters in The Big Sleep

Philip Marlowe

The wisecracking, incorruptible private investigator.

Also in The Raymond Chandler omnibus, Farewell, My Lovely, The High Window, The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, Playback

General Sternwood

The dying millionaire who hires Marlowe.

Carmen Sternwood

The general's wild younger daughter at the center of the blackmail.

Vivian Regan

The general's elder daughter, sharp and secretive.